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UK charity tax relief statistics

This is the annual update of UK charity tax relief statistics, including the reliefs claimed by charities and individuals after a donation.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 30 April 2014
• Last updated: 25 February 2021 — See all updates

This series contains information on tax reliefs for charities and charitable giving, covering a range of taxes. Data is derived from HM Revenue & Customs’ administrative records, together with a statutory collection for Payroll Giving. More information is given in the statistical release.

You can find all tables updated since December 2013 on the National Archives website.

Tables published online between 2006 and 2013 can be found here.

National Statistics

• UK charity tax relief statistics commentary
  • 25 February 2021
  • National Statistics
• Tables 1 and 2: Summary of UK tax reliefs for donations to charities
  • 25 February 2021
  • National Statistics
• Table 3 - UK Gift Aid and covenants
  • 25 February 2021
  • National Statistics
• Table 4 - UK Gift Aid repayments to charities
  • 25 February 2021
  • National Statistics
• Table 8 - UK payroll giving scheme
  • 25 February 2021
  • National Statistics

Official Statistics

• Table 5 - donations declared by individuals completing UK Self Assessments
  • 25 February 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Table 6: Donations declared by individuals completing UK Self Assessments, by donor type
  • 25 February 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Table 7 - donations declared by individuals completing UK Self Assessment by geographic area
  • 25 February 2021
  • Official Statistics

Experimental Statistics

• Experimental charity sector statistics commentary
  • 27 June 2019
  • Official Statistics
• Table 9 - UK Gift Aid paid to charitable sectors
  • 27 June 2019
  • Official Statistics

Other statistics information

• Statistical consultation: reduction of the publication of Charity Tax Relief statistics to once a year
  • 28 August 2015
  • Consultation outcome

Published 30 April 2014
Last updated 25 February 2021 + show all updates

1. 25 February 2021

   Table 1 has been removed and ‘Tables 1 and 2: Summary of UK tax reliefs for donations to charities’ added.”

2. 27 June 2019

   Updated for 2018 to 2019. Experimental statistics added.

3. 30 June 2017

   Previously published tables have been updated and now include figures for 2016-17.

4. 30 June 2016

   Previously published tables have been updated and now include figures for 2015-16. Three new official statistics tables have been added, covering donations by individuals completing Self-Assessment.

5. 30 April 2015

   Tables updated for 2014-15

6. 6 February 2015

   Link to consultation added

7. 19 December 2014

   Publication updated for 2015

8. 27 June 2014

   Collection updated.

9. 30 April 2014

   Publication updated to April 30th 2014.

10. 30 April 2014

    First published.